Ziyou cleared his throat and said to everyone
"Do you know the story of Zigong redeeming a man and Zilu receiving an ox?"
There is a law in the State of Lu: If people of the State of Lu see their compatriots encounter misfortune and become slaves in foreign countries, as long as they can redeem these people and help them regain their freedom, they can obtain compensation and rewards from the state. Zigong, a student of Confucius, redeemed Lu people from foreign countries, but refused the country's compensation. Confucius said: "Ci, you are wrong! Collecting compensation from the state will not damage your character; but if you do not receive compensation, no one in the state of Lu will redeem your compatriots who were killed."
Zilu rescued a drowning man, and the man thanked him for giving him a cow, which Zilu accepted. Confucius said happily: "The people of Lu will definitely be brave enough to save people who fall into the water."
"Of course." Some people nodded.
Seeing that only some people knew about it, Ziyou told the story and asked them to listen.
"Then do you know why Confucius did this?" Ziyou asked.
The people present were lost in thought. Now that Ziyou asked again, they naturally didn’t know how to answer. Seeing that these people didn’t know how to answer, Ziyou said
"Then let me tell you, if Zigong does not want compensation from the country, this is the beginning, then what will happen to the people after that? They gave up their money to redeem their compatriots, and at the same time accepted the reward from the king, then Some people will accuse them of rescuing their compatriots for rewards, but forget that these people redeemed their compatriots by paying money.
Obviously you have good intentions to save people, and you deserve to be rewarded, but now you are being accused. If it were you, would you accept it? Of course, if things continue like this, will anyone dare to save the people of Lu? "
"So what? It's just that I don't want a small reward." Someone said unconvinced.
"If you have three hundred coins in your hand, and your father is seriously ill and needs three hundred coins to buy medicine to save his life, and then you know that one of your countrymen has been arrested, you also need three hundred coins to redeem him, and your king also has rules. The person who redeems a person can get a reward, but once you accept the reward, you will be accused of coming for the reward in order to gain fame and reputation. You are asked not to accept the reward, but your father needs the money to save his life, so what is your choice? ?" Ziyou asked
"Do you choose to give up your father's life to save others, or do you choose to ignore your compatriots?"
"Then I can ask other compatriots to save people."
"Of course it's possible, but other people may not be as kind as you. Why would people lose three hundred coins for a stranger for no reason?" Ziyou asked again.
"This" the Confucian scholar stopped talking after being asked.
"I know you don't understand. Let me tell you why. Morality is also divided into private morality and public morality. Private morality is the level that an individual can reach, and public morality is the level that most people can reach.
Zigong's mistake was that he elevated the moral standards that everyone could achieve to a level that is beyond the reach of most people. This makes many people shy away from redeeming people. Raise moral standards infinitely, or regard personal private morality as public morality.
Both approaches will only lead to one result, which is to embarrass morality, make ordinary people change their color after hearing about morality, and turn away from morality! So do you understand? " Ziyou said
"Morality should not mean forcing others to give without asking for anything in return, nor does it mean requiring others to give something in return. It should be something that everyone can do without harming themselves but benefiting others. Paper contributes to the world and should be paid for free. That's right, but now I let paper be promoted for free. From now on, if someone in the world invents something that has contributed to the world, will you force them to do the same? In the long run, who will dare to study people who have contributed to the world."
"But for such a noble person, shouldn't he implement it for free and warn future generations?" someone said.
"Oh, people from the Chunyu family? Your Chunyu family's "Wang Du Ji" is more conducive for everyone to learn how to advise the king. Why don't you take it out and let everyone watch it for free?" Ziyou asked, regarding this kind of semen tour. Of course there is no need to be polite.
"You and me." This person from Chunyu's family suddenly didn't know how to answer.
"Are all the people in the Chunyu family now such people who strive for fame and wealth? Do you use selfless demands on others to satisfy your own selfishness? Is this the principle of sages? Use your colleagues and let them fight for you You can just reap the benefits of fame and fortune, it’s really a good plan, you behave like this, you are not worthy of being a disciple of Confucianism, and you will never use the paper I invented in this life." Ziyou scolded.
After what Ziyou said, these young and unexperienced Confucian disciples also realized that they were being used by the Chunyu family, and said politely to Ziyou
"Thank you for your guidance, sir, for preventing us from making a big mistake. From now on, we will definitely clear your name."
After persuading the disciples, this group of people surrounded the Confucian scholar from the Chunyu family. Seeing the angry crowd, the Confucian scholar from the Chunyu family was so frightened that he collapsed on the ground and said
"what do you want to do?"
"What to do?" the people around said with their hands in fists.
"This is the place where you write books and talk about things. If it is stained with the blood of this villain, it will be an insult to you. Take him away." Someone shouted.
The two burly men each lifted up Chunyu Confucian who was lying limply on the ground and headed towards a hidden corner. Others also gathered around him. Xue Nu looked at Ziyou with stars in her eyes. Ziyou was alone. The story solves a troublesome problem, which is really admirable.
When faced with moral kidnapping, don't try to explain or defend. The best way is to kidnap him in turn with greater morality. Of course, if you say you have no morals, you are invincible. Ziyou also needs his own reputation, so He needs to step up and explain.
Otherwise, according to his character, once the gate of the heart is closed, the paper should be sold, and they should be scolded. This is the bad thing about Confucianism. You have to pay attention to these rules and regulations at all times, but as long as you understand these rules and regulations, you will be above them. It doesn’t matter if you poop.
Soon the matter about the sale of paper took a huge turn. The debate under Xinyuanmen was spread by these students. The people who were originally criticizing Ziyou suddenly changed their limelight. They apologized to Ziyou one after another, and in turn made a big fuss. He scolded Chunyu's family and several other leaders.
Baijia watched the farce within Confucianism with great interest, and the Chunyu family and other stupid families within Confucianism. They felt that God was fair. Confucianism had Ziyou, a monster, and also gave them some idiots. See They had seen enough of the clown-like Chunyu family and other families jumping up and down.
Although there has always been news about selling paper, they found a shop with a hanging paper selling paper, but Ziyou never gave a date when it would be sold, which made them a little anxious. They all believed that strange voices within Confucianism caused Ziyou's delay. , if Ziyou is not prepared to come forward, they are all ready to help Ziyou kill these people.
(End of chapter)
